سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 9
وَقِهِمُ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ وَمَن تَقِ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُۥ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And save them from (the punishment, for what they did of) the sins, and whomsoever You save from (the punishment for what he did of) the sins (i.e. pardon him) that Day, him verily, You have taken into mercy." And that is the supreme success.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقِهِمُ
waqihimu
And protect them
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ
l-sayiāti
(from) the evils
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
تَقِ
taqi
you protect
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
l-sayiāti
(from) the evils
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ
yawma-idhin
that Day
فَقَدْ
faqad
then verily
رَحِمْتَهُۥ ۚ
raḥim'tahu
You have bestowed mercy on him
وَذَٰلِكَ
wadhālika
And that
هُوَ
huwa
[it]
ٱلْفَوْزُ
l-fawzu
(is) the success
ٱلْعَظِيمُ
l-ʿaẓīmu
the great
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9. And protect them from evil [11]. For whoever You protect from evil [12] on that Day, You have surely shown mercy to them. And that is the supreme success.
[11]
The Three Meanings of ﴿سيئات﴾:
There are three meanings of ﴿السَّيِّأت﴾. First, false beliefs, corrupted morals, and evil deeds; second, the consequences of misguidance and evil actions; third, calamities, hardships, and sufferings, whether they are of this world, the realm of Barzakh, or the Day of Gathering. Here, all three types of evils are intended.
[12] By the evils of the Day of Gathering are meant the terrors of that day, extreme heat and intense thirst, the fear of one's own reckoning, the public humiliation of the criminals, etc.
[11]
The Three Meanings of ﴿سيئات﴾:
There are three meanings of ﴿السَّيِّأت﴾. First, false beliefs, corrupted morals, and evil deeds; second, the consequences of misguidance and evil actions; third, calamities, hardships, and sufferings, whether they are of this world, the realm of Barzakh, or the Day of Gathering. Here, all three types of evils are intended.
[12] By the evils of the Day of Gathering are meant the terrors of that day, extreme heat and intense thirst, the fear of one's own reckoning, the public humiliation of the criminals, etc.
